Tascam DP-01 Owner's Manual

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Starting out with your DP-01TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual 21RecordingRecordingThe DP-01FX con-tains an input ef-fects processor (MULTI). See “DP-01FX Appendix” on page 58 fordetails.When you’ve connected the source, and made the assignments of inputs totracks, you’re ready to start recording.1 Press the REC key of the track(s) you’re going to record on, which startto flash slowly (this is called “arming” the track(s).2 Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key.The RECORD key indicator lights red, and the PLAY indicator lightsgreen. The track REC indicators stop flashing and light steadily.3 Press STOP when you’ve finished recording.4 To return to the place where you started recording, press and holddown the STOP key, and press the F FWD (LRP = Last Recording Posi-tion) key.To return to the zero point, press and hold down the STOP key andpress the REW (RTZ = Return To Zero) key.5 Press PLAY to start playback of the recorded tracks.The faders andother mixer con-trols adjust the output level ofthe recorded tracks, not the inputsignals.Use the track fader(s) and the red MASTER fader to adjust the level ofwhat you hear. Adjust the final volume with the headphones controland the monitoring system’s volume control.The pan controls position the track in the stereo “image” created bythe left and right speakers (or headphones). The center position ismarked by a “click” feel when you turn the knob.You can changethe setting of thehigh and low equalization con-trols. See “EQ settings” onpage 28 for details.The EQ HIGH and EQ LOW equalization controls work in a similar wayto the bass and treble tone controls on a stereo system. The center“click” position of the knob means there’s no cut or boost for theappropriate band.… You can re-record the track if you’re not happy with it by going back tothe original point and repeating the process.… When you’re happy with your recording, you can un-arm the track(s)(“safe” them) and arm and record on other tracks. Remember to re-assign the inputs as well as arming the tracks.… Press the REW or F FWD keys for a short while and then release themto wind backwards or forwards through your recording (like a taperecorder). Press and hold these keys to increase the “wind” speed. PressSTOP to stop the fast winding (again, like a tape recorder).Figure 1.8: Recording tracks